The Brooklyn based four-piece folk group Akron/Family have announced the release of their second full length. Love Is Simple drop September 10 via Young God Records.
In support of their sophomore venture, the group has also committed to a what a spokesperson described as a grueling North American tour.
Akron/Family - "Love Is Simple"
Following the release of their self titled debut in 2005 they released a split CD with Michael Gira/Angels of Light, then the Meek Warrior mini-album last year. Meek Warrior reached #26 on the CMJ Top 200 national airplay chart.
ON TOUR:
East Coast Thu, Sep 6, 2007 Magic Stick Detroit Mi Fri, Sep 7, 2007 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago IL Sat, Sep 8, 2007 Creepy Crawl St Louis MO Mon, Sep 10, 2007 New College of Florida Sarasota FL Tue, Sep 11, 2007 Back Booth Orlando FL Wed, Sep 12, 2007 Downunder Club @ FSU Tallahassee FL Thu, Sep 13, 2007 BottleTree Birmingham AL Fri, Sep 14, 2007 Knoxville, TN ( venue tbc) Sat, Sep 15, 2007 40 Watt Club Athens GA Mon, Sep 17, 2007 Pour Haus Raleigh NC Tue, Sep 18, 2007 Rock & Roll Hotel Washington DC Wed, Sep 19, 2007 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia PA Fri, Sep 21, 2007 Wexner Center for Arts at OSU Columbus OH Sat, Sep 22, 2007 LOLA Festival London ON Sun, Sep 23, 2007 Lee's Palace Toronto ON Tue, Sep 25, 2007 Vinyl Guelph ON Wed, Sep 26, 2007 Barrymore's Music Hall Ottawa ON Thu, Sep 27, 2007 Club Metronome Burlington VT Fri, Sep 28, 2007 Harper's Ferry Boston MA Sun, Sep 30, 2007 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
West Coast Wed, Oct 10, 2007 Stanford University Palo Alto Ca Thu, Oct 11, 2007 Independent San Francisco CA Fri, Oct 12, 2007 The Troubadour Hollywood CA Sat, Oct 13, 2007 Fernwood Resort Big Sur CA Thu, Oct 18, 2007 Richards on Richards Vancouver BC Fri, Oct 19, 2007 Crocodile Cafe Seattle WA Sat, Oct 20, 2007 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR
